Question 1

If Meh and Rey are in Car 1, how many different combination are possible?

Accepted Answer

Vats is in Car 1 and Aks is in Car 2. Now, Meh and Rey are also in Car 1, which means that Dan is in Car 2. Car 1 : Vats, Meh and Rey Car 2 : Aks , Dan The number of possible ways to arrange the remaining person is Car 1 : Chat, Nag Car 2 : Ana, Vij Car 1 : Ana, Vij Car 2 : Chat, Nag Car 1 : Ana Car 2 : Chat, Nag, Vij

Question 2

If Ana and Aks are not in the same car, then which among the following cannot be the complete list of the occupants of Car 1?

Accepted Answer

In option (c), all the children are in Car 2, which contradicts the basic condition.

Question 3

If Ana is in Car 2 which has four persons, then which of the following is definitely true?

Accepted Answer

Ana is in Car 2, which has exactly four persons, Aks is already in Car 2, and since Aks and Ana both are in Car 2, therefore Vij is also in Car 2, which means that Car 2 will have exactly one child.

Question 4

If Chat is in Car 2, then who among the following is definitely in Car 1?

Accepted Answer

If Chat is in Car 2, Nag is also in Car 2. Now, if Ana is also in Car 2, then Vij will also be Car 2. This would mean that all the three children are in Car 1, which in turn violates the basic condition.

Question 5

Which two people cannot be a part of the same team?

Accepted Answer

A and C cannot be part of the same team since F has to be always selected with C but never with A.

Question 6

Which among the following is an acceptable combination?

Accepted Answer

Option (a) is incorrect, as A and F can never be selected together. Option (b) is incorrect, as I and K can never be selected together. Option (c) is incorrect, as j should always be selected with C.

Question 7

If C is selected, who among the following will definitely not get selected?

Accepted Answer

If C is selected, then J is also definitely selected. Now, both H and K can be selected with is not possible (number of media coordinators should be two), or if C is selected, then K cannot be a part of the them.

Question 8

If A is selected, in how many ways can the team be selected?

Accepted Answer

If A is selected , then C cannot be selected . This would mean that any one of B or D is selected , that is, the second speechwriter can be selected in two ways. If A is selected, then F cannot be selected, that is, both E and G will get selected, that is, the two spokesman can be selected in exactly one way. Now, if A is selected, then J cannot be selected. Also H and K are to be selectedtogether,that is, the two media coordinators can be selected in exactly one way. Therefore, then team can be selected in 2 x 1 x 1, that is, two ways.

Question 9

What could be the maximum strength of a team so formed?

Accepted Answer

A team of six persons can be formed as : Prshant, Amir, Sood, Gupta, Sriya, Deepti or Prashant, Sood. Gupta, Sriya, Deepti, Neta

Question 10

If Ruchi is a part of th team, then who among the following will definitely not be a part of the team?

Accepted Answer

If Ruchi is selected, then both Amir and Sood cannot be selected, and Sriya will be in the team only if Sood is also in the team. Therefore, Sriya cannot be a part of the team.

Question 11

If Sriya and Deepti are part of a team of four, then who will definitely be a part of the team?

Accepted Answer

Is Sriya and Deepti are part of a team of four, it means that two boys have to be selected. Since Sriya is selected therefore Sood will be definitely selected. Now , the second boy can be either Amit or Gupta. Therefore, the answer cannot be determined.

Question 12

Identify the earliest day on which the first rolling can happen.

Accepted Answer

The earliest day on which rolling can happen is after both the filling activities have been completed which can be done on the first two days.

Question 13

If R works on Tuesday, which expert will work on Thursday.

Accepted Answer

The activity on Thursday can be any of the three mentioned activities which may be performed by any one of P, Q, R and or S and so the correct answer cannot be determined.

Question 14

If P works on the second day and R works on Thursday, which activity is done on Wednesday?

Accepted Answer

If P works on the second day, P must have done filling since rolling cannot be done on the second day, that is, before both the filling activities are completed. Since watering is done on Thursday, the activity on Wednesday must be rolling.

Question 15

If each activity is scheduled for exactly two days of the week, in how many ways can the activities be scheduled?

Accepted Answer

The activities during the week can be scheduled in the following three different ways: (i) Filling, Watering , Filling, Rolling, Watering, Rolling (ii) Filling Filling, Watering, Rolling Watering , Rolling (iii) Filling, Filling, Rolling, Watering, Rolling, Watering

Question 16

If swing is practiced on Wednesday and putt on Thursday, then the three aspects practiced in the morning are?

Accepted Answer

Since swing is practiced on Wednesday and putt on Thursday, swing will be practiced on Wednesday afternoon. Also, plan and stance both have to be practiced in the afternoon. Therefore, the aspects practiced in the morning will be putt, push and drive.

Question 17

If swing is practiced on Wednesday morning, then the aspect practiced on Thursday morning is?

Accepted Answer

The aspect practiced on Thursday morning cannot be putt, plan stance or drive. Therefore, the aspect practiced on Thursday morning must be push.

Question 18

If stance is practiced on Friday, then the aspect practiced on Wednesday morning is?

Accepted Answer

Plan

Question 19

If Putt is practiced on Friday, in how many ways can the practice aspects be scheduled?

Accepted Answer

If putt has to be practiced on Friday, it has to be Friday afternoon. Plan has to be practiced on Wednesday afternoon and stance on Thursday afternoon. Since putt is practiced on Friday, stance cannot be practiced on Thursday morning. So, stance has to be practiced on Wednesday morning and push on Thursday morning.

Question 20

Which among the following cannot be an acceptable combination?

Accepted Answer

This combination is not acceptable since it is given that Sri Lanka and Germany cannot be selected together.

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